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Where does “noncorporeal” come from?

noncorporeal (English) comes from English corporeal, from Latin corporeus, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

noncorporeal (English): Not corporeal

Definitions

  1. Not corporeal

Ancestry of “noncorporeal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorporealMaterial; tangible; physical; Pertaining to the...
2LatincorporeusOf or belonging to a body; corporeal; Of or...
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →